As an employee of one of those very expensive private schools, there is the occasional moment when I'd like to tell my students some of these things in all seriousness, because I get fed up with their unique brand of...well, Ivy League whininess.
However (comma) I am also fully aware of the fact that many of them will quite literally go on to change our world...and the moment passes. Thanks for the entertainment (but like David, you had me, too!)